JERUSALEM — Israel, which recently traded 1,027 Palestinian prisoners for one soldier held by Hamas, is planning on establishing rules that would bar it from making such a lopsided exchange in the future, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Thursday.

Interviewed on Israel Radio, Barak was asked about a classified report submitted to him on guidelines for handling negotiations regarding abducted soldiers. He confirmed the rules were expected to be made stricter.

The exchange was made for the freedom of Gilad Schalit, the Israeli sergeant who was captured by Hamas in a cross-border raid and held for more than five years.

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